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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Bissell v. Erwin's Heirs 13 La. 143 1839 0 Louisiana
Peyton v. Smith 22 N.C. 325 1839 0 North Carolina
Waters v. Duvall 11 G. & J. 37 1839 0 Maryland
Murphy v. Grice 22 N.C. 199 1839 0 North Carolina
Pickard v. Brewer 22 N.C. 428 1839 0 North Carolina
Fortier v. Labranche 13 La. 355 1839 0 Louisiana
Montgomery v. Wynns 20 N.C. 527 1839 0 North Carolina
Case of Williams 29 F. Cas. 1334 1839 0 Civil District Court, E.D. PA.
Hoskins v. Wilson 20 N.C. 243 1839 0 North Carolina
Hales v. Griffin 22 N.C. 425 1839 0 North Carolina
Wiggs v. Saunders 20 N.C. 480 1839 0 North Carolina
Tazewell v. McCandlish 37 Va. 116 1839 0 SC of Appeals VA
Buffalow v. Buffalow 22 N.C. 241 1839 0 North Carolina
State v. Murphy 9 Port. 487 1839 0 Alabama
White v. White 20 N.C. 427 1839 0 North Carolina
Jones v. Green 20 N.C. 354 1839 0 North Carolina
Kennedy v. Purnell 5 D.C. 552 1839 0 United States
Barelli v. Hagan 13 La. 580 1839 0 Louisiana
Munnerlin v. Birmingham 22 N.C. 358 1839 0 North Carolina
Walton v. Avery 22 N.C. 405 1839 0 North Carolina